The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-08-05
NEWS NOTES.

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Office inspectors, and Il. w. Alexander, su
perintendent OF mails, Philadelphia post
office, have been appointed q commission TO
visit the principal postoffices Of the country
with view TO making an equitable adjust
ment OF the salaries OF clerks in posto1ices.
| II is the object OF the commission TO adjust
the salaries so that the same pay for tho
same positions will attach in all postoffices
throughout the country.
1t is stated that England has obtained for
her imports into Cuba and Port Rico the
same treatment as is prescribed by the
| Spanish American convention. The ar
rangement, however, will remain in opera
tion only during the present year.
The number OF American residents and
visitors at present in London is unprece-
dented, numbering nearly 100000, and their
large increase is attracting general atten-
ton The time was not very long ago when
the presentation Of Americans TO the Queen
and their participation in public receptions,
exhibitions, formal ceremonies, etc, were
rare events but now they have become the
most common occurrences, and, indeed,
such occasions would nowadays seems so
conspicuously strange and lacking in their
ordinary features if Americans were not in
some way connected with them.
Two unpublished letters from Luther to
Brenz and five from Melaucthon to the
Swabian reformer, Lachmann, have been
found in an ola desk in a school at He'll.
bronn.
A fire which began In Cages foundry,
st. Remi, Quebec, the other day, destroyed
about thirty dwellings and many places Of
business before being subdued Loss about
Sl0O,0OO.
Cowhick 4 Whitcomb, dry goods dealers,
- had Nhnir e. don
aged to the extent of Sl25, 600 by fire a few
days ago Insurance $4,000. Loss on
building $l5, 900; fully insured
The Bulgarian Sobranje is holding meet
ings with closed doors for the purpose Of
discussing the choice of a Prince of Bulga-
ria. Prince Alexander, the fayorite candi-
date Of the deputies, has declined to accept
collection 10 the throne.
Sheldon Pease, prominently identified
with lake marine interests for many years,
died at his home in Buffalo, a few days ago,
in the seventy.fifth year OF his age He
was the father Of Alfred II. Peasc, the
woll-kDown pianist and composer.
A bronze statue of Solomon Juneau, the
founder of Milwaukee, presented TO that
city by w. H. Metcaf and G. +. Brad
ley, two prominent citizens, was unveiled
in Juneau Park the other day, by Miss
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founder.
The works of the Concsus Lake Salt and
Mining Company, at Lakeville, at the foot
Of Conesus Lake, near Rochester, y. V,
were totally destroyed by fire the other
day, including the storeroom in which were
stored over 5000 barrels OF salt. Estimated
loss $4,000.
Sir Lewis Carp, judge of the Bankruptcy
Court, London, has committed James Nc.
Henry the railroad bankrupt, TO fort
nights Imprisonment for contempt Of
court. Mr.. McHenry failed to comply with
the registrars orders TO file his accounts.
The warrant has been suspended for a
fortnight.
Frank &. Allen, bookleeper, committed
suicide at Macon, Ga, the other day. He
was TO marry an estimable young lady and
was out of money and without "a situation
and took poison in his room in the Daisy
House. He told his former employer that
he would kill himself and asked to be
decently buried.
The government receipts for this month
thus far have been S5.40OOO0, while the eX-
pcnditures have been Sl5,5OO,OO0.
Charles Henry Bruggemann, the we'll
known German publiclst, is dead, aged
seventy-seven.
The United States Consul at Palermo has
telegraphed to the Department of State
that two deaths, believed TO have been
caused by cholera, occurred Il few days ago
Rev. A. s. Goldsmith, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at Fredericktown, o.,
died at that place the other day, in the
thirtyseventh year Of his age. He was
born in Toronto, Can, and was thirty
second degree Mason. He was buried by
that order.
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joed, in Iceland, and appeals have come
from there for assistance. There is great
suffering among tho peasants. Many have
died, and thousands OF cattle have persisted
for want Of food The distress is growing
daily.
The report just issued to the public by
the London Board of Trade shows the i'm
ports during the month OF June TO have de-
creased 81 100000, rs against the month of
June, 1856, and indicates q similarly COM
parative decrease in the exports of H, 220,-
900
During q thunder storm in Edgeheld
County, 3. c., few days ago, Miss Sallie
Barnes, sixteen years old, was Mt the we'll
drawing u bucket of water when she was
struck by a bolt OF lightning and instantly
killed Miss Barnes was the daughter Of a
well-to-do farmer and was the belle OF the
neighborhood.
The board Of trustees OF Delaware Col.
lege, at an adjourned meeting at Dover,
Del, the other day, decided by vote of
thirteen TO twelve to defer all action on the
resignation of the members Of the faculty
until the meeting in March, 1883, Hence,
the faculty remains over for another year
The town OF Macy Karoly, Hungary, was
completely destroyed by hurricane, ac-
co mpanied by water-spout, which burst
over the town the other night. The site Of
the town, and the district surrounding II
for many miles, are converted into vast
lake. A large number OF men, women and